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Did you Know?
- Globally
there are 45 million blind people and 135 million with low vision,
comprising a total of nearly 180 million people with some degree of
visual impairment
- 90%
of the world's blind live in developing countries
- People
who live in the developing world are 10 times more likely to go
blind than people who live in highly industrialized countries
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is estimated that at least 7 million people become blind each year
- The
treatments available for the prevention and cure of blindness are
among the most successful and cost-effective of all health
interventions. It can cost as
little as £50 for a cataract surgery in countries like India.
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